This orientation is now full. Please check our upcoming volunteer opportunities for more opportunities to get involved.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025; 6-7 pm at the Owen Beach Pavilion
This orientation is now full. Please check our upcoming volunteer opportunities for more opportunities to get involved.
Come and learn more about the Point Defiance Park Watch Program and how you could get involved with helping protect marine wildlife at Owen Beach by serving as a park watch volunteer. This special spring orientation and training will be offered to learn more about the newest ways to get involved at the park by helping provide marine wildlife education to visitors. If you are interested in talking with others, sharing information, and working to protect our important shorelines at Owen Beach, then this is the Orientation for you!
- Registration required to attend. Click here to RSVP.
- No commitment or experience necessary
- Open to anyone 18 years or older
- Meet at the Owen Beach Pavilion
Questions? Contact Desiree Kennedy at [email protected] for more information.
About the Program
Marine Mammal Health Watch is a new opportunity for Park Watch volunteers to help protect and monitor the federally-protected harbor seal populations and their pups on Owen Beach and along the Ruston waterfront. From June to October, volunteers are needed to monitor the animals, establish mandatory safe distance perimeters in high-traffic areas and educate the public on wildlife conservation. This opportunity is for individuals age 18 and up and will require coordination with Park Guides, Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.